Natalie McCarthy Art Portfolio

EDUCATION

1999    BFA in Painting, National Art School, Sydney Australia.

SOLO SHOWS

2015 March  As Far As the Eye can See Brown's Siding Store and Cafe Artspace, Medlow Bath NSW

2012 Nov     The DIstance From Here Everglades Historic House and Garden, Leura NSW

2011 May     Australian Landscapes International Art Studio, Valjevo,    Serbia
2007 Sept    Desertscapes, Addison Rd Gallery, Addison Rd Centre, Marrickville, Sydney.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014 Oct    The Phoenix- Reinvention of City and Self @SUFFER, 616 E 9 St, New York City

2014 March Weereewa- Interpretations Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore.

2013 Dec     Room to Move- "One Night Stand: a series of one night shows" at the Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern

2013 March  Objectified Sheffer Gallery, Darlington, Sydney.

2012 July   Resonance- Everything Touches Everything- Six Australian Female Artists in Serbia, International Art Studio, Valjevo, Serbia. 

2011 May    Google Me this Library Space Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
        March  MOST- (Marrickville Open Studio Trail) As part of Art Month Sydney, ESS. Studios, Petersham, Sydney.
2009 Feb    Roomies at the House- Boarding House Artists and Their Mentors  Fountain Court Gallery, Parliament of NSW, Macquarie St, Sydney.
2008 July    MOST- (Marrickvile Open Studio Trail), Upstairs Gallery, Addison Rd Centre, Marrickville, Sydney.
2006 April   The Great Escape - Suitcase Gallery, Great Escape Festival, Newington Armery, Sydney.

2005 Sept   Six Years Out - Addison Rd Gallery, Marrickville.
2005 June    MOST- Upstairs Gallery, Addison Rd Centre, Marrickville.
2004 March Spectrum 2004- NAS Allumni, Fountain Court Gallery, Parliament of NSW, Macquaire St, Sydney.
2003 July    Landscapes- Part of Marrickville Council Ironside Exhibition,Westside Gallery, Marrickville.
2003  April   4 Artists- Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney.
2002 Oct     Allumination- NAS Allumni Exhibition, NAS Cell Block Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney.

PRIZES AND AWARD EXHIBITIONS

2014    Rick Amor Drawing Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of Ballarat Vic Jan 2012    Alice Bale Art Award- Landscape Painting Finalist, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne. 

May    James Kiri Watercolour Prize-Wollongong Regional Gallery, Wollongong.

2008/07    Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize, Inner West, Sydney.
2005/04/03    Art on The Rocks-Public Painting and exhibition, The Rocks, Sydney.
2005/04/02    Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship Finalist Exhibition, Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, Sydney.
1999    Jeffery Smart Travelling Life Drawing Prize- national Art School, Sydney and New York.

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS

Serbia National Art Collection- 3 works
London-Private collection

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

EXHIBITION CURATION

2014   ENCORE a group show with Roomies Artists, Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern.

2012   Resonance- Everything Touches Everything- Six Australian Female Artists in Serbia, International Art Studio, Valjevo, Serbia.
2009   Roomies at the House- Boarding House Artists and Their Mentors, Fountain Court Gallery, Parliament of NSW, Macquarie St, Sydney.

CONFERENCES:
Written Paper and Co-presenter Arts and Wellbeing 2010, Melbourne.

Supported Studios Panel Presentation Accessible Arts 2010. Sydney.

COMMISSIONS

2005/2004     3 x Backdrops for artist Anne Zahalka’s Tableaux Photo Portraits
                    including “Novacastrians”- Selected finalist in Citygroup Portrait Prize, AGNSW, 2004

2000            “Cattleena”-Moving Art Cow- Strand Arcade, Sydney.